Mong said:

Go see a doctor, something's terribly wrong with your ears.

vc40 said:

If anoyone out there has more "terrible quality" stuff like this, please feel free to get rid of it my way, i'll happily take it off your hands
[Edited 3/14/10 10:05am]

erik319 said:

Too late. I already sent all my first-gen DATs to:

The Ways of the Pharaoh
PO BOX 169
Vermilion, OH
44089-0169

squirrelgrease said:

Is that not Sabotage Records registered office..?

I edited my post to put "terrible Quality" in speech marks as I know for a fact someone on here will actually think I meant it.

I've had the disc on heavy rotation for days and I keep spotting things I never noticed before on each subsequent listen. I have already listened to it more than I have listened to these officially released albums:

NEWS
Planet Earth
Indigo Nights
Kamasutra
MPLSouNd

I dont know what else I can add 2 this thread without repeating what's already been said...but this release is the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas and the horse's foreskin! The absolute highlight 4 me is "Wonderful Ass". Everytime a new source would circulate, I thought I had the bomb, like the versions from the bootlegs "Electric Intercourse:the Anthology" and "Bright Eyes In the Vault". But this version of "Wonderful Ass" is the clearest I've ever heard it. I've never even noticed Wendy and Lisa's banter in the background during Prince's ad libs toward the end. Thank U 2 the freer of this release!

Mong said:

Dude, you have absolutely no freaking clue what you're talking about, obviously.

EPIC FAIL!

Mong said:

You're not paying attention. Read again, and again until it sinks in, because you're so far off base, you're in another world on this one.

squirrelgrease said:

squirrel. I'm feelin that. 2003 y'all. Ya had to be there to believe it.

FunkyDissCo said:

And you're an [Name calling snip - luv4u]

You have no clue. Re-read what I have said. Whoever did this would have been better off not being so brutal with certain tracks.

ernestsewell said:

And ditto for you, [Name calling snip - luv4u]

Mong said:

With all respect to your opinion, keep listening to your previous recordings.

I've had a copy of all these cuts since the late 80's and I am astounded by the improvement to them since then!

I, personally, don't think it has anything to do with equalizing and/or "remastering".

Now I ask: who's the woman singing "duet" on "Wonderful Ass"???
(never recognized it before)

Prost!

I only hope there's another tape somewhere with
In A Large Room,
Big Tall Wall,
Neon Telephone,
Joy in Repetiton with the great intro
Heaven with the intro intact
and the third version of Witness.

All in the same stunning quality.
[Edited 3/14/10 14:53pm]

Mong said:

I was right. You assumed you were, and are proven incorrect by the facts.

nayroo2002 said:

Sounds like it could be Lisa

NouveauDance said:

Box of Chocolates -MPLS (2009)

Cause and Effect - Something big is about to go down. (2010)

This release.

SPOOKYGAS said:

please..he is talking about the website, not some bootleg

SPOOKYGAS said:

You're definitely on to something.

Yeah, you're right. I can see the pattern now.
Just cover one eye with your hand, you'll see it too.

FunkyDissCo said:

Which I?

Prince isn't "secretly releasing" bootlegs, period.

All these songs come from tapes he gave 2 people or that were stolen by employees b4 he stopped giving tapes and maximized Paisley Park's security in 1996.

Start with the left one, it worked much better for me that way.

I like that drawing of Prince.

Got this boot, but haven't listened to it yet. I need to get on it.
[Edited 3/14/10 17:47pm]

psychodelicide said:

Hurry up!

Like most, I am enjoying the quality Of this boot!
I have listened to Wonderful Ass easily 50 times since Friday.
I hope this wakes him up and he realizes that as more of these
old boots get upgraded to this type of quality and sound, he loses
any chance to make money on releasing any of this on his own from the
vault.

squirrelgrease said:

Nice!!

andrewm7 said:

I'm glad you said that. I would love to have a clear copy of "Our Destiny". The version I have is muffled, and I can't really understand what Prince is singing. But I love the melody!

sometimes musicians hand out mixes and edits but DO NOT KEEP THEM .. ive erased and thrown out boxes and boxes of rehearsals and master tapes etc... i am sure prince didnt always keep some of those early mixes .. so u never know .. maybe some of these tunes he does not actually have a clear copy of himself .. eg. lots o times with analog tape was actually cut when editing losing any thing near convenience in returning to its original form thus u may have some tape of a rough mix that prince cut up and cant put back together again ... or he erases a vocal he didnt like but may have been on an early rough mix ... u cant reproduce that .. just some food for thought